St Andrews Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.82° E

St Andrews Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

St Andrews Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews Beach today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at St Andrews Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2525
2190
2548
3629
3484
3436
3261
3110
3197
4085
4412
4412
4136
3455
2868
2326
1863
1602
1220
1169
1135
999
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.27m
5:34PM1.18m
7:08AM1.20m
6:21PM1.10m
8:05AM1.14m
7:29PM1.04m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.71m
00:16AM0.36m
12:52PM0.74m
1:06AM0.42m
1:54PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
15
15
15
Feels °C
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
10
11
10
11
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